13 for Purgatory. It got cold again, so Q kept it moving. Many among us were trying to get the blood flowing so we could donate it later. Music was different this time, but seemed to inspire: Ravel, Corelli, Albinoni, and a bit of Vivaldi...
Read moreDisclaimer: This Backblast will not compare to the likes of Hansel and Crash who have posted two brilliant backblasts so far this year. Please be advised….but, I’ll do my best. It was a brisk morning in WeFoCo land and YHC was wishing...
Read moreWARMUP. SSH, Burpees, Whirlies, Michael Phelps, Hillbillies BEATDOWN. Each round builds on the previous round, but then comes back down (like the stairs of a temple). For example, the exercises in round #3 would be: 1-2-3-2-1. At the...
Read moreIn a Site-Q swap a few weeks ago, Madoff and YHC agreed to each take a Q from each others respective AOs. Madoff Qd back on February 4th, and it was time for YHC to hold up his end of the bargain. The plan was simple, keep the legs “fresh” for a...
Read moreSomehow, someway, even though I announced at Run n Gun the day before AND made it known in the Slack preblast that my Q would involve a good amount of hills, 10 PAX + me (or 10 more PAX than I thought) showed up on a chilly Valentine’s morning. I...
Read moreA warm February morning greeted the pax arriving at TRQ this past Thursday. Half the crowd took Wobegon up on his challenge to set a record for a 2 mile EC run beforehand. Not setting a speed record, mind you…or maybe they did. 🤷♂️. I gave...
Read moreThis morning I woke to attend Supermax Unable to ready in time to join the Pax I drove in silently and began to get running Put in a slow mile my pace really is stunning Little do they know I spent last week in LA Trying to succeed with a lot of...
Read more12 at Purgatory this morning, where “precisely at 0700,” the scheduled Q was oversleeping in his comfortable bed. Thanks to Bluto for a nudge, and within minutes I was on my way, carrying tunes and ready to call exercises just as the...
Read moreIt’s been a while since YHC has been to Distillery, and while a few of the regulars were away traveling, was surprised to see that Palin and Schlitz had made the trek out west. 60 Minutes pulled up shortly and handed off a full size...
Read moreWhen YHC landed in GSO last night after a worktrip to Chicago, his phone was inundated with jubilant texts about the ongoing hoops game between his beloved Deacons and the school just west of Raleigh. Knowing that Wake does better when YHC...
Read moreWARMUP. SSH, Michael Phelps, Whirlies BEATDOWN. All PAX who showed up on time randomly picked an exercise from a deck of about 90 cards and the number of reps ranging from 5 to 22. Round 1 – 15 reps: Lawn Mowers Round 2...
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